THE SOURCE
Get your questions answered here The Source is a place for Palm Beach County residents and experts to connect and exchange information.
Q The stress of the past year has
times. Getting to know their names, and what they do will help them feel seen when loneliness creeps in. Being proximate and willing to listen is the first and most important thing we can do to be of service to others.
A Move from a place where you look
Jordan A. Smith Director of Outreach and Soul Care
been overwhelming and people need mental health support. How can we help people/our neighbors who are struggling? Anonymous, PBC Resident for Work-Life Balance to creating Work-Life Negotiations. Many of us find ourselves working from home and blending our personal home-life with our work-life, therefore we have to negotiate how we spend time at home and find balance with creating boundaries for ourselves so that we don’t lose our personal family time while remaining gainfully employed from our homes. Andres Torrens, LCSW Clinical Director-Behavioral Health Services
A Small everyday interactions can
make big differences, waves and smiles can go a long way in trying
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Q My 15-year-old son seems un-
motivated, spending less time with friends and more time in his room. He says he’s fine, that the pandemic is weighing on him. He is keeping up with schoolwork and has mentioned he wants to play soccer when the season starts. My fear is last winter, he was hospitalized for 3 days on a Baker Act. Now I worry - will I know if his suffering is normal or I need to get him more help? M., Boynton Beach
If he were my child, I would keep him in counseling. Suicides are too common to allow him to go the course alone. My advice is to keep a close watch on him without suffocating him along with doing your best to steer him clear of anything that might be causing him to be anxious or depressed. Dianne Maddox Lake Worth Resident
A We are all experiencing some level of
suffering just now, but suffering is not normal – it may be part of life but it is not normal for it to be as sustained and as multifaceted as it has been in recent years. You will know your son better than anyone and I would encourage you to reach out for help to have people in his corner to talk to and to process what is going on. Everyone needs a little more care and love and these times are not ‘normal’ so as you help care for him, please don’t forget to look after
